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June 12, 2024
Indonesia sets quotas for rooftop solar deployment to 5.7 GW by 2028
The Indonesian government has announced a national rooftop solar power quota plan, allocating a total of 901 MW for this year in 11 regulated regions, with annual increases planned to reach a total capacity of 5,746 MW within five years.
May 21, 2024
Indonesia to relax localization requirements for solar modules to attract investment
Indonesian government announced in an official letter in May that it has decided to revoke regulations on the local content requirements (TKDN) within the country’s electricity sector and ease the requirements for the localization of solar module parts.
May 10, 2024
SM Supermalls launches its biggest solar panel system in Santa Rosa
The shopping center developer SM Supermalls, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest retail firm SM Prime, has recently unveiled the company’s largest self-used rooftop solar PV system at SM City in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
May 07, 2024
Gulf Energy aims to lower power bills in Thailand with 25 new solar farms
Gulf Energy Development anticipates that the establishment of 25 new solar farms will aid the government in more effectively regulating electricity prices, potentially resulting in reduced power bills.
May 03, 2024
Philippines sets goals to double solar, quadruple share of wind in power output
Philippines aims to increase solar power share to 5.6% and wind power share to 11.7% in 2030, up from 2.4% and 3.1% respectively in 2024, according to government presentation, potentially leading to one of the cleanest grids in the region.
May 02, 2024
Equinix inks PPA with Sembcorp in Singapore to power data center
Colocation company Equinix has entered into a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Sembcorp in Singapore to supply renewable energy to its data center.
April 30, 2024
Seven countries now produce nearly all of electricity from renewables
According to recently compiled data, seven countries now generate almost all of their electricity from renewable energy.
April 26, 2024
ACEN to invest $15 billion to expand renewable power capacity
ACEN Corp., the energy arm of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp., anticipates investing $15 billion to expand its renewable power generation capacity to 20,000 MW by 2030.
April 24, 2024
Sam Altman ventures into renewable energy to tackle data center power demands
Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, to address the massive power demands of data centers, has recently expanded into renewable energy, particularly focusing on solar power and energy storage, alongside investments in nuclear fusion technology.
April 19, 2024
Indonesia president, former UK Prime Minister explore renewable investment in Nusantara
Indonesia President Joko Widodo and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair engaged in discussions on 18th regarding investment opportunities in the new capital of Indonesia, Nusantara, for the development of renewable energy and Carbon Capture and Stora